The breakdown of my analysis

1) Under theorists

2) Under particular groupings

3) Under frameworks

Things to consider

Under theorists

·         Is the imposition of instrumental power lessened depending on the power gap between the sender and receiver based on Fairclough’s ideas on power?

·          Based on Brown and Levinson’s politeness strategies, what is the different context in which it is appropriate to use either positive or negative politeness?

Under particular groupings

·         How many times are either epistemic or deontic modal verbs used in the letter and what is the reasoning behind the particular grammatical choice?

·         What is the frequency of imperative commands and do they successfully do their desired action to the reader?

Under frameworks

·         What pragmatics can we infer from the letter that suggests there is a power difference between the sender and receiver?

The actual breakdown

Under theorists: politeness strategies; positive politeness; negative politeness; off the record/bald commands; instrumental power; power gaps

Under particular groupings: imperatives; modal auxiliary verbs; quantified findings

Under frameworks: pragmatics; grammar choices